2. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous. decided 1 Paulhad.de (decide) that he was going to study Astronomy before he even finished secondary school. 2 Before he got a promotion he (not/earn) enough to live comfortably. 3 Tom didn't come with us last night because he ......... (arrange) to go out with ! colleagues after work. 4 Before they invented washing machines, people ......... (wash) their clothes by hand for centuries. 5 Jill ......... (wait) for half an hour before the bus came. 6 (Professor Sterling/already/ announce the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class? 7 They ......... (live) in Spain before they moved to London.

Ответ:

1. Paul had decided that he was going to study Astronomy before he even finished secondary school.
2. Before he got a promotion he hadn't earned enough to live comfortably.
3. Tom didn't come with us last night because he had arranged to go out with his colleagues after work.
4. Before they invented washing machines, people had been washing their clothes by hand for centuries.
5. Jill had been waiting for half an hour before the bus came.
6. Had Professor Sterling already announced the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class?
7. They had lived in Spain before they moved to London.

Проверка за 10 секунд: Убедись, что выбрано правильное время глагола (Past Perfect или Past Perfect Continuous) и что форма глагола соответствует времени.

Доп. профит: Читерский прием Обращай внимание на слова-подсказки, такие как "before", "already", "for centuries", чтобы правильно определить, какое время использовать.